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PHT Morning Skate: Frozen Four bracket; Vezina candidates

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The Boston Bruins and Winnipeg Jets are the latest NHL teams to clinch playoff berths, but how far will they go in the postseason?

Welcome to the PHT Morning Skate, a collection of links from around the hockey world. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at phtblog@nbcsports.com.

• Devils defenseman Damon Severson lost a game of rock, paper, scissors to a fan and it cost him a stick. (NHL.com)

• The Calgary Inferno beat the Montreal Canadiennes in the Clarkson Cup final. (Sportsnet)

• Which goalies are in the mix for the Vezina Trophy this season? (The Hockey News)

• St. Cloud State, Massachusetts, Minnesota State and Minnesota Duluth are the no. 1 seeds heading into the Frozen Four tournament. (The Score)

• The Ottawa Senators want to hire a president of hockey operations to help turn their team around. (CBC)

• Avalanche top prospect Cale Makar helped turn around the UMass hockey program. Here’s how he did it. (ESPN)

• Let’s imagine an NHL with environmentally friendly arenas. (Grand Stand Central)

• Michael Grabner was able to overcome a nasty eye injury. He’s now helping the Coyotes make a push for a playoff spot. (AZ Central)

• A father who lost his son in the Humboldt bus crash admitted that he felt sorry for the man that caused the accident. “I feel horribly for Mr Sidhu, I really do. I feel horribly for everyone involved in this. So have I forgiven him? Yeah, what other option do I have? I don’t think I have another option in order to maintain my own sanity.” (BBC.com)

• It’s going to take quite some time for the Rangers to rebuild their struggling blue line. (Blue Seat Blogs)

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Joey Alfieri is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @joeyalfieri.